The Commission proposes measures to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets
This proposal aims to ensure that all operators handling pellets in the EU take the necessary precautionary measures, contributing to cleaner ecosystems, to plastic-free rivers and ocean, and reducing potential risks to human health
Kommission schlägt Maßnahmen zur Verringerung der Verschmutzung durch Mikroplastik aus Kunststoffgranulat vor
Mit diesem Vorschlag soll sichergestellt werden, dass alle Akteure, die mit Kunststoffgranulat umgehen, die erforderlichen Vorsichtsmaßnahmen ergreifen, um zu saubereren Ökosystemen, zu kunststofffreien Flüssen und Ozeanen und einer Verringerung der potenziellen Risiken für die menschliche Gesundheit beizutragen
Keeping up with the latest sustainability claims under the new EU legislation – what does all of this mean for the future of your company?EU reaches deal banning ‘climate-neutral’ product claims
In the wake of longstanding complaints of greenwashing by consumer advocates, EU institutions finalised a new law on Tuesday (19 September) enacting a sweeping ban to combat the misleading of its citizens through erroneous claims of sustainability
EU verbietet Greenwashing von Produkten
Nach lang anhaltenden Beschwerden von Verbraucherschützern über sogenanntes „Greenwashing“ haben die EU-Institutionen am Dienstag (19. September) ein neues Gesetz verabschiedet. Es sieht ein umfassendes Verbot Produktversprechen über „Klimaneutralität“ vor, um die EU-Bürger vor Irreführungen zu schützen
Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2023
Review to the Annual General Meeting of the RCI, an update of the first major RCI-publication, the Guiding Principle Paper, a position-paper on the Commission Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD), RCI in Brussels, about the latest webinar with Alfa Laval and Borealis and more
Will the promise of CO2-neutral e-fuels hold?
When German transport minister Volker Wissing made a last-minute intervention earlier this year to stop the phase-out of internal combustion engines for cars, he argued that the potential of e-fuels as an alternative to electric mobility for climate-neutral road transport shouldn’t be excluded
The success of the INITIATE project using carbon capture and utilisation technology
Antonio La Mantia, Director of Communications and Events, and Anastasios Perimenis, Secretary General at CO2 Value Europe, explore the INITIATE project that uses carbon capture and utilisation to contribute to a climate-neutral and circular economy
Staatssekretär Dr. Andre Baumann und EU-Kommissionsvertreter Miguel Avila besichtigen InBiRa-Insektenbioraffinerie
Mithilfe von Insektenlarven, genauer den Larven der Schwarzen Soldatenfliege, sollen im Rahmen des Projekts InBiRa aus Lebensmittelabfällen und Bioabfällen zukünftig hochwertige Produkte gewonnen werden
Commission tables proposal for 30% cut in EU food waste by 2030
The European Commission has proposed legally binding targets to reduce food waste by 2030, including a 30% reduction for households, restaurants, and retail, but organisations and lawmakers warn it does not match international ambition to halve food waste
Open Letter: Europe Can Count on the Bioenergy Industry for its Net-Zero Goals
Bioenergy plays and will keep on playing an increasingly important role in the EU’s efforts to decarbonise; this sector will be indispensable for meeting the European Union’s climate and energy targets for 2030, 2050 and beyond
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